CA2010740C - Post beam lock connection - Google Patents
Post beam lock connectionInfo
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- CA2010740C CA2010740C CA 2010740 CA2010740A CA2010740C CA 2010740 C CA2010740 C CA 2010740C CA 2010740 CA2010740 CA 2010740 CA 2010740 A CA2010740 A CA 2010740A CA 2010740 C CA2010740 C CA 2010740C
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- Prior art keywords
- plate
- horizontal
- bolt
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- accept
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
- E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
- E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
- E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
- E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
- E04B2001/2644—Brackets, gussets or joining plates
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
- E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
- E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
- E04B1/26—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
- E04B1/2604—Connections specially adapted therefor
- E04B2001/2652—Details of nailing, screwing, or bolting
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
A connection for securing a horizontal structural member to a vertical structural member includes a first plate dimensioned for attachment to the end of a horizontal member. The first plate has an inner face apertured to accept a bolt extending into the horizontal member, and at least one outer face apertured to accept a bolt extending through the vertical member. The inner and outer faces are spaced from one another sufficiently to permit bolt heads to be contained between the members. A
second plate is provided for emplacement on the vertical member opposite the first plate, second plate being apertured to accept the bolts extending through the vertical member from the outer face of first plate. Bolts and bolt securing means connect the first and second plates together on opposite sides of a vertical member. A bolt extends into the horizontal member to connect the first plate thereto.
A connection for securing a horizontal structural member to a vertical structural member includes a first plate dimensioned for attachment to the end of a horizontal member. The first plate has an inner face apertured to accept a bolt extending into the horizontal member, and at least one outer face apertured to accept a bolt extending through the vertical member. The inner and outer faces are spaced from one another sufficiently to permit bolt heads to be contained between the members. A
second plate is provided for emplacement on the vertical member opposite the first plate, second plate being apertured to accept the bolts extending through the vertical member from the outer face of first plate. Bolts and bolt securing means connect the first and second plates together on opposite sides of a vertical member. A bolt extends into the horizontal member to connect the first plate thereto.
Description
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The present invention relates to the field of construction hardware, and provides an improved post beam connection.
It is generally the practice, when mounting a beam or joist to a post for vertical support thereof, to utilize either a joist hanger or to nail the beam to the top surface of the post.
Alternatively, a joint may be cut in the post and the beam inserted therein. Specially made joints, however, require a great deal of skilled labour to execute properly, and do not provide a structure which can be easily disassembled if desired. Similarly, other known methods of post-beam connection are designed for permanent structures.
The object of the present invention is to provide a reliable means of post-beam connection which can be quickly assembled by relatively unskilled labour, and similarly disassembled easily.
The present invention is intended for use in situations where a permanent, or solid but temporary structure, is required. The present invention is designed for assembly by non-specialized labour. Examples of proposed applications of the present invention are for prefabricated and modular structures, such as those utilized in construction in remote areas where one might desire to build an oil and gas exploration camp or a military installations.
In drawings which illustrate the present invention by way of example:
~4 : Z~7~0 Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention for joining one vertical to one horizontal structural member;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment for joining two horizontal to one vertical structural member;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention for joining four horizontal to one vertical structural member.
Referring first to Figure 1, the present invention provides a profiled shoe or hanger 4 which is dimensioned to fit onto the end of a horizontal beam or joist. This shoe is provided with upper and lower flanges 41,42 which engage the top and bottom surfaces of a beam or other horizontal structural member.
The shoe is provided with an inner face 43 which abuts the end of the horizontal structural member. Above and below this face are outer faces 45 and 44 which present a flat outer surface to abut a vertical structural member. Each of the faces 43, 44, 45, is apertured to accept bolts. It will be observed, also, that the inner and outer faces are offset from one another. In this way, there is a sufficient space between the inner face 43 and a vertical member to accommodate the head of a bolt 3.
Similarly, this offsetting permits a sufficient space between the outer faces 44,45 and a horizontal member to accommodate the head of a bolt 6.
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To utilize the present invention, one first drills a pair of holes at right angles into a horizontal structural member.
The first of these is drilled inwardly from the end of the member, to accommodate a bolt 3 which is passed through the aperture in the inner face of the shoe. The second is drilled at right angles to the first, right through it, and is dimensioned to accommodate a cylindrical nut which is inserted therein. This nut is provided with a threaded aperture to threadingly engage bolt 3. A lock washer will be provided between the head of bolt 3 and the shoes, so retightening will not have to be carried out. The shoe is then installed on a vertical member at the point where one wishes to install a horizontal member. If one wishes to attach a horizontal to a vertical member at, for instance, a corner, and one does not wish to attach a further horizontal member to the vertical in a straight line, then a plate is placed on the opposite side of the vertical member. Plate 46 is apertured at points aligning with the apertures in the outer faces 44,45 of the shoe. Bolts 6 are then inserted through the plate, through pre-drilled holes in the vertical member, and through the aligned apertures in the outer faces. The bolts engage nuts which are inserted into the spaces between the shoe and the horizontal members, and the bolts are then tightened. Preferably, lock nuts are used, so no re-tightening is required. The horizontal member is then fitted onto the shoe which is attached to the vertical member, and screws 9 used to attach the flanges to the top and bottom surfaces of the member. Cylindrical nut 2 is inserted into the 7a~0 member, and bolt 3 is passed through face 43 and the horizontal member, and tightened into the nut 2. Bolt 3 ought to be of a strong structural grade. The shoe is now secured to the horizontal member. Additional shoes are secured to additional horizontal members, as required.
If two horizontal members are to be mounted in a straight line, then the bolts 6 will be utilized to attach two shoes in a line with each other on a vertical member and then horizontal members will be mounted onto same, as described above.
In order to utilize the present invention to attach three or four horizontal members to a vertical member, one proceeds as above, depending on whether the horizontal member being installed will or will not be aligned with another horizontal member.
'' Furthermore, it will be noted that in order to permit horizontal members to be installed at right angles to one another, pairs of vertically aligned apertures are provided in outer faces 44,45 and plate 46. Accordingly, it will be seen that the bolts 6 connecting together two pairs of horizontal member at right angles will pass over one another.
Generally speaking, then, it will be understood that the sequence followed in any utilization of the present invention will be as follows:
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Step 1: The shoes and plates are installed first to any vertical member, with the bolt 3 already in place;
Step 2: The pre-drilled end of the horizontal member is put into place by sliding the bolt 3 into the horizontal member and into the cylindrical nut 2 which is positioned in the pre-drilled hole in the horizontal member;
Step 3: By turning the bolt 3 between inner face 43 and the vertical member with the help of a wrench, the horizontal member is pulled towards the vertical member and locked into the shoe; and Step 4: Finally, the horizontal member is secured with the screws 9 through the top and bottom flange 41,42.
It is to be understood that the examples described above are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention. It is expected that numerous variants will be obvious to the person skilled in the building hardware design art, without any departure from the spirit of the present invention. The appended claims, properly construed, form the only limitation upon the scope of the present invention.
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The present invention relates to the field of construction hardware, and provides an improved post beam connection.
It is generally the practice, when mounting a beam or joist to a post for vertical support thereof, to utilize either a joist hanger or to nail the beam to the top surface of the post.
Alternatively, a joint may be cut in the post and the beam inserted therein. Specially made joints, however, require a great deal of skilled labour to execute properly, and do not provide a structure which can be easily disassembled if desired. Similarly, other known methods of post-beam connection are designed for permanent structures.
The object of the present invention is to provide a reliable means of post-beam connection which can be quickly assembled by relatively unskilled labour, and similarly disassembled easily.
The present invention is intended for use in situations where a permanent, or solid but temporary structure, is required. The present invention is designed for assembly by non-specialized labour. Examples of proposed applications of the present invention are for prefabricated and modular structures, such as those utilized in construction in remote areas where one might desire to build an oil and gas exploration camp or a military installations.
In drawings which illustrate the present invention by way of example:
~4 : Z~7~0 Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention for joining one vertical to one horizontal structural member;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment for joining two horizontal to one vertical structural member;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention for joining four horizontal to one vertical structural member.
Referring first to Figure 1, the present invention provides a profiled shoe or hanger 4 which is dimensioned to fit onto the end of a horizontal beam or joist. This shoe is provided with upper and lower flanges 41,42 which engage the top and bottom surfaces of a beam or other horizontal structural member.
The shoe is provided with an inner face 43 which abuts the end of the horizontal structural member. Above and below this face are outer faces 45 and 44 which present a flat outer surface to abut a vertical structural member. Each of the faces 43, 44, 45, is apertured to accept bolts. It will be observed, also, that the inner and outer faces are offset from one another. In this way, there is a sufficient space between the inner face 43 and a vertical member to accommodate the head of a bolt 3.
Similarly, this offsetting permits a sufficient space between the outer faces 44,45 and a horizontal member to accommodate the head of a bolt 6.
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To utilize the present invention, one first drills a pair of holes at right angles into a horizontal structural member.
The first of these is drilled inwardly from the end of the member, to accommodate a bolt 3 which is passed through the aperture in the inner face of the shoe. The second is drilled at right angles to the first, right through it, and is dimensioned to accommodate a cylindrical nut which is inserted therein. This nut is provided with a threaded aperture to threadingly engage bolt 3. A lock washer will be provided between the head of bolt 3 and the shoes, so retightening will not have to be carried out. The shoe is then installed on a vertical member at the point where one wishes to install a horizontal member. If one wishes to attach a horizontal to a vertical member at, for instance, a corner, and one does not wish to attach a further horizontal member to the vertical in a straight line, then a plate is placed on the opposite side of the vertical member. Plate 46 is apertured at points aligning with the apertures in the outer faces 44,45 of the shoe. Bolts 6 are then inserted through the plate, through pre-drilled holes in the vertical member, and through the aligned apertures in the outer faces. The bolts engage nuts which are inserted into the spaces between the shoe and the horizontal members, and the bolts are then tightened. Preferably, lock nuts are used, so no re-tightening is required. The horizontal member is then fitted onto the shoe which is attached to the vertical member, and screws 9 used to attach the flanges to the top and bottom surfaces of the member. Cylindrical nut 2 is inserted into the 7a~0 member, and bolt 3 is passed through face 43 and the horizontal member, and tightened into the nut 2. Bolt 3 ought to be of a strong structural grade. The shoe is now secured to the horizontal member. Additional shoes are secured to additional horizontal members, as required.
If two horizontal members are to be mounted in a straight line, then the bolts 6 will be utilized to attach two shoes in a line with each other on a vertical member and then horizontal members will be mounted onto same, as described above.
In order to utilize the present invention to attach three or four horizontal members to a vertical member, one proceeds as above, depending on whether the horizontal member being installed will or will not be aligned with another horizontal member.
'' Furthermore, it will be noted that in order to permit horizontal members to be installed at right angles to one another, pairs of vertically aligned apertures are provided in outer faces 44,45 and plate 46. Accordingly, it will be seen that the bolts 6 connecting together two pairs of horizontal member at right angles will pass over one another.
Generally speaking, then, it will be understood that the sequence followed in any utilization of the present invention will be as follows:
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Step 1: The shoes and plates are installed first to any vertical member, with the bolt 3 already in place;
Step 2: The pre-drilled end of the horizontal member is put into place by sliding the bolt 3 into the horizontal member and into the cylindrical nut 2 which is positioned in the pre-drilled hole in the horizontal member;
Step 3: By turning the bolt 3 between inner face 43 and the vertical member with the help of a wrench, the horizontal member is pulled towards the vertical member and locked into the shoe; and Step 4: Finally, the horizontal member is secured with the screws 9 through the top and bottom flange 41,42.
It is to be understood that the examples described above are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention. It is expected that numerous variants will be obvious to the person skilled in the building hardware design art, without any departure from the spirit of the present invention. The appended claims, properly construed, form the only limitation upon the scope of the present invention.
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Claims (6)
1. A connection for securing a horizontal structural member to a vertical structural member including:
(a) a first plate dimensioned for attachment to the end of a said horizontal member, said first plate having an inner face apertured to accept a bolt extending into said horizontal member, and at least one outer face apertured to accept a bolt extending through said vertical member, said inner and outer faces being spaced from one another sufficiently to permit bolt heads to be contained between said members;
(b) a second plate for emplacement on said vertical member opposite said first plate, said second plate being apertured to accept said bolts extending through said vertical member from said outer face of said first plate;
(c) bolts and bolt securing means for connecting said first and second plates together on opposite sides of a vertical member;
(d) a bolt for extending into said horizontal member to connect said first plate thereto.
(a) a first plate dimensioned for attachment to the end of a said horizontal member, said first plate having an inner face apertured to accept a bolt extending into said horizontal member, and at least one outer face apertured to accept a bolt extending through said vertical member, said inner and outer faces being spaced from one another sufficiently to permit bolt heads to be contained between said members;
(b) a second plate for emplacement on said vertical member opposite said first plate, said second plate being apertured to accept said bolts extending through said vertical member from said outer face of said first plate;
(c) bolts and bolt securing means for connecting said first and second plates together on opposite sides of a vertical member;
(d) a bolt for extending into said horizontal member to connect said first plate thereto.
2. A device as described in Claim 1, wherein said first and second plates are identical, whereby a pair of aligned horizontal members may be connected to a vertical member.
3. A device as described in Claim 1 or 2, wherein said first plate includes two said outer faces one above and one below said inner face.
4. A device as described in Claim 3, wherein said first plate is provided with a flange below the lower of said outer faces, extending beneath a said horizontal, member, said flange being apertured to accept a screw to secure said first plate to a said horizontal member.
5. A device as described in Claim 4, wherein said first plate is provided with an upper flange above the upper of said outer faces, said upper flange being apertured to accept a screw to further secure said first plate to a horizontal member.
6. A device as described in Claim 4 or 5, further including a threaded member for lateral insertion into a said horizontal member, to cooperate with the bolt extending into same from said inner face of said first plate.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2010740 CA2010740C (en) | 1990-02-22 | 1990-02-22 | Post beam lock connection |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2010740 CA2010740C (en) | 1990-02-22 | 1990-02-22 | Post beam lock connection |
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| CA2010740A1 CA2010740A1 (en) | 1991-08-22 |
| CA2010740C true CA2010740C (en) | 1994-05-10 |
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| CA 2010740 Expired - Lifetime CA2010740C (en) | 1990-02-22 | 1990-02-22 | Post beam lock connection |
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